The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
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"The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe is an Elizabethan tragedy written in the late 16th century and first performed around 1594. A scholar sells his soul to the devil in exchange for magical powers, facilitated by the demon Mephistopheles. The play follows Faustus's rise as a magician and his ultimate downfall as damnation approaches. Blending classical tragedy with Elizabethan drama, it explores ambition, the limits of knowledge, Christian theology,
and Renaissance humanism. The work survives in two distinct versions with ongoing scholarly debate about their significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869 |
| Title |
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1604 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(play) |
| Note | See also PG#811 from The Quarto Of 1616 |
| Credits | Produced by Gary R. Young, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Germany -- Drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama |
| Subject | Magicians -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 779 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1997 |
| Last Update | Nov 18, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 11652 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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